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This announcement is SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, 36C241-23-R-0117. This sources sought notice is for preliminary planning purposes therefore, no proposals are being requested or accepted at this time. THIS... This announcement is SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, 36C241-23-R-0117. This sources sought notice is for preliminary planning purposes therefore, no proposals are being requested or accepted at this time. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACTS SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. The VA Network Contracting Office 1 has been tasked to begin preliminary stages for new, VISN-wide contracts for prosthetic and artificial limbs to include repairs and service. Potential sources are responsible for the complete performance of the technical aspects of this requirement. The contracts awarded are anticipated to be firm, fixed price. The duration of this requirement is for a base period (start TBD and end TBD). The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this notice. Issuance of solicitation will be dependent upon the number of responses, information received, and subsequent market analysis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requested. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the Business Community. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement a synopsis and/or solicitation announcement may be published at a later time. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 339113. The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is 750 employees. The location of the supported VISN 1 Medical Centers are: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Togus VA Medical Center 1 VA Center Augusta, ME 04330 6796 Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA Maine HCS, Portland CBOC 141 West Commercial Street Portland, ME 04102-3905 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Manchester VA Medical Center 718 Smyth Road Manchester, NH 03104 7007 Dept. of Veterans Affairs White River Junction VA Medical Center 163 Veterans Drive White River Junction, VT 05001 0001 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Northampton VA Medical Center 421 N. Main Street Leeds, MA 01053 9764 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Bedford VA Medical Center 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 1114 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Brockton VA Medical Center 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 5596 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center 150 S. Huntington Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 4817 Dept. of Veterans Affairs West Roxbury VA Medical Center 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132 4927 Dept. of Veterans Affairs West Haven VA Medical Center 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 2770 Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA Connecticut HCS, Newington Campus 555 Willard Avenue Newington, CT 06111 Dept. of Veterans Affairs Providence VA Medical Center 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 4734 Dept. of Veterans Affairs VAMC Providence Eagle Square Annex 75 Eagle Street Providence, RI 02909-1012 The contractor shall be required to fabricate all prosthetic limbs in conformance to the prescription and associated coding provided. The contractor shall have a prosthetist certified by American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) or Board of Certification/Accreditation International (BOC) appropriately trained and available at one of the locations listed above for the purpose of fittings and associated services. Additionally, the contractor s facilities must be accredited by either the Facility Accreditation Program of the ABC or the Accredited Facilities Program of the BOC. Semi-annual service for each prosthetic limb shall be required. Please provide a capability statement addressing your organization s ability to perform as a prime contractor providing artificial limbs and prosthetics to include repairs. This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Please limit your response to this synopsis to less than five pages and please include the following information: Your company s name, addresses, point of contact, phone number, email address & SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number. Your company s interest in submitting a proposal on the solicitation when it is issued. Your company s capability to meet the requirements, and which VISN 1 location(s) your company could support. Your company s capability to perform a contract of this type and comparable work performed within the past three years to include a brief description of the requirement, customer s name, phone number and address, period of performance, and dollar value of the contract. Your company s Business Size (Large or Small) and Socioeconomic Status (Veteran Owned, SDVOSB, HUBZONE, 8(a), etc.). Interested companies are asked to respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 4:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, 20 April 2023. All interested companies must be registered in SAM (http://www.sam.gov/) to be eligible for award of government contracts. Please email (only) your response to: Katherine Corcoran, NCO 1 Contracting Office: katherine.corcoran@va.gov. Please reference the following solicitation number in the subject line of all correspondence submitted: 36C241-23-R-0117. Note: Only e-mail responses will be accepted.